According to the philosopher Norman Bowie, the contractual duty that managers have to stockholder-owners:
A. makes them feel obliged to perform social good and prevent harm to the society.
B. overrides their responsibility to prevent harm or to do good.
C. makes them focus on philanthropy.
D. leads them to take environment-conscious managerial decisions.
Answer: B
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a. true b. false
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What will be an ideal response?
Author Susan Cain suggests organizations need to downplay the glorification of ______ skills and that the world needs more ______.
A. technical; visionaries B. social; introverts C. research; leaders D. leadership; followers